Binburrum

Binburrum is a genus of beetles belonging to the small family of fire-coloured beetles, Pyrochroidae. They are found only in Australia.^[1] Larvae of the genus are found under moist bark of dead trees, including celerytop logs.^[2][3] Adults may be found around foliage and light.^[2]

Binburrum
Binburrum moltres
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Pyrochroidae
Subfamily:	Pilipalpinae
Genus:	Binburrum

Species

• Binburrum angusticollis (Pollock, 1995)
• Binburrum articuno (Hsiao and Pollock, 2020)
• Binburrum bifoveicollis (Lea, 1917)
• Binburrum concavifrons (Pollock, 1995)
• Binburrum ephippiatum (Wilson, 1926)
• Binburrum moltres (Hsiao and Pollock, 2020)
• Binburrum ruficollis (Champion, 1895)
• Binburrum zapdos (Hsiao and Pollock, 2020)^[1][4]

The species B. articuno, B. zapdos, and B. moltres were named after legendary birds in the Pokémon franchise due to one of the discoverers having a childhood interest in the franchise and the rarity of the three species.^[5]